THE BRECKENRIDGE NEWSALL THE NEWS THAtS FIT TO PRINT

VOL XXXIIICLOYERPORT KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 1908 8 Pages NO 14

I WELCOME TO OUR FARMERS aye

BrecKejiridge County Farmers Institute tlolda

ing Annual Meeting In This City TodayM

Large Attendance ExpectedPresident C H

Drury Calls Session At 10 Oclock Wel ¬

tif come Address by Mr Babbage

F WILL BE IN SESSION TOMORROW

The Annual Meeting of the Breck crowd Cloverport will be greatly dis¬

enridge County Institute convenes in appointed The business men havea number of premiums forthis city today The best known faroffered

farm prodncts which are given belowmers of the county are expected inThe program for today and tomor ¬

attendance and if there is not a large row is as follows <

PROGRAMWednesday 1O A M

Meeting called to order by C H Drury PresidentPrayerReviB M Currie

Music > Mrs L ReidBabbageResponseThe Proper Cultivation and Handling of Red

Clover John E Monarch

NOON 130 P M

Meeting called to order By PresidentMusic Mrs L ReidMaking and Maintaining Dirt R-eadsbyG P Rogers and Judge H D MoormanThe Proper Saving and Application of Barnyard

Manure J A McClureThursday IO A Mr Meeting called to order by C H Drury President

Prayer V i VV Rev J T LewisMusic > Mrs L ReidRogersProfitsOglesbyThe

NOON 130 P M

Meeting called to order By PresidentMusic Mrs L ReidCultivation of Alfalfa J A McClureJollyCloverShould Agriculture be Taught in our Public

Schools Prof Edwin Wroo

List of Premiums Given by Governor Merchants200 Hat for 12 ears Best White

Cqrn by J C Nolte Bro

200 Worth of Dental Work for lIbBest Butter by Dr W M Casper

150 cash Best Looking Lady be ¬

tween 10 and 25 years of age by R OPerkins

25 lb sack Golden Crown Flour for6 stalks Best Pryor Tobacco by P EScott

1 sack Blue Ribbon Flour for bestpiece needle work by the Ladies ofBreckenridge by W H Quiggins

j 75c box of Lownays Best Candy forbest Pound Cak any variety by Cand L Sippel

24 lb sack Godoa Crown 1 lour for1 peck Best Wheat by HardinSquires

200 Rocker for 12 ears Best Yel¬

low Corn by M Hamman Son

100 cash for 1 peck Best Irish Po ¬

tatoes by F Fraize50c for largest Pumpkin by M F

Popham

BowmanMeador

At the home of W R Bowman thebrides father Miss Annie Bowman andMr Allen Meador were united in mar ¬

riage at 3 oclock Sunday afternoonthe Rev Isaac Cline officiating Therelatives and nearby friends werepresent Miss Katie Eskridge playedthe wedding march The happycouple have the congratulations of ahost of admiring friends They havegone to housekeeping on the DennieSheeran farm a mile from town

Mrs Meador Dead

News was received here last weekthat Mrs JJD Meador died at herhome at Sterling Kansas Her deathwaS not unexpected

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200 pair Best Godman Shoe in theworld for a peck of the largest SweetPotatoes by Julian H Brown

200 pair Shoes for BestVariety of1 peck of Apples by B F Allen

Best Bridle in stock for 1 peck BestOnions any variety by Conrad Payne

Company

100 for pair Best White Leghornssingle cone by L A Murray

100 for the Best pair PlymouthRock Chickens by Severs Drug Co

100 cash for Best Sample of To ¬

bacco White Corn and Irish Potatoesraised by any one farmer in Brecken ¬

ridge Co by Brecdenridge Bank100 for the Homeliest Man re ¬

siding in Breckenridge Co by EnglishKitchep

1 Ladies Hat latest style for 1 gal ¬

lon Best Green Tomato Catsup byLucy A Polk

1 years Subscription to the Breck ¬

enridge News for the Best Boy Riderunder 15 years old by Jno D Babbage

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Raised Peanuts

Conrad Sippel will exhibit at thoFarmers Institute today specimens ofthe peanuts he raised at his place onthe hill Mr Sippel gathered twobushels from 2 rows fifty feet longsThe nuts are very large and he is quiteproud of his crop-

13rabandt Studio Notes

Brabandt will discontinue his trips toIrvington after November 1

Penny pictures made at Brabandtsnow

Have your pictures made in time forChristmas gifts

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WILL SOON BE

COMPLETED

Construction Crews On M II And

E Are ReinforcedDistance

To Louisville Shortened And

a Good System In

augrated

The Madisonville Hustler of recentdate has the following to say of thenew railroad

The now railroad from Madisonvilieto Fordsville will soon be completedand the management expects to have itin operation by January 1 The con ¬

struction crew has been reinforced inthe past few days a big crowd of work ¬

men having been taken to Hartfordfrom Louisville says the Louisville

timesWiththe completion of the new rail ¬

road valuable coal and timber land willbe opened up in Hopkins McLean andOhio counties Eastern parties havealready bought large tracts of land ly ¬

ing near the railroad and several coalmines are already being developed

The Madisonville Hartford and East ¬

ern railroad is the name of the new roadIt traverses territory not now touchedby a railroad and gives Hartford thecounty seat of Ohio county a railroadoutlet something that the citizens ofthat town have been striving for formore than thirty years The new roadalso shortens the distance from Madi ¬

sonville and way points to Louisvillemore than forty miles and will bringLouisville as close to that territory as

NashvilleAtthe new rood will con ¬

nect with a branch of the HendersonRoute Only a short distance removedis the main line and connectionswill be made with the Henderson Routefor Louisville traffic Hartford Herald

Crop Conditions October 1st

The Department of Agriculture thisweek issued its report on crop condi¬

tion in the United States on Oct 1stFollowing is a summary of the reporton some of the most important crops

The corn crop condition on Oct 1stwas 778 per cent spring wheat quality881 per cent total production ofspring wheat was indicated at 233090000 the yield per acre averaging 132bushels combined production springand winter wheat indicated as about659030000 bushels of 894 per centquality and the oat crop quality was81 3 per cent the production being789161000 bushels with yield per acreaveraging 249 bushels

The corn condition is against 794last month 78 on October 1 last yearand a ten year average on October 1stof 797 The average yield of springwheat is against a final estimate of 132bushels in 1907 aud a six year averageof 138 the total production beingagainst the final estimate of 224045000in 1907 and quality of 888 in 1907 andsix year average of 859 The final es ¬

timate of average yield of oats per acrein 1907 was 237 bushels and tenyearaverage of 298 the total 1907 yield being 754443000 and quality 77 last yearand 861 for ten years Last yeasscombined production of all wheat was634087000 bushels and 899 in qualityAll others 118881000 and 87

Potatoes average condition 687against 77 a year ago and tenyearaverage of 763

Tobacco average condition at har ¬

vesting 841 against 848 a year agoand ten year average of 835

The condition of corn in Kentucky is79 against a tenyear average of 83

Father Knue Here

Father Knue who has charge of StAnthony church at Axtel was theguest of Father Brey Sunday and Mon ¬

day He was accompanied by MrRuppertone of the best known citizensof Jolly Station

Father Knue is a most pleasant mansocially as well as an able minister and 1

business man Cloverport people werepleased to meet him

Mrs Peyton Scott and Mrs W NPate are visiting in Owensboro

Always read the Breckenridge News

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BIG SPRING

Dr W H Strother Moves To

Owensboro To Make ills Home

Friends Loathe His

Departure

Dr and Mrs Strother are moving toOwensboro this week and will be locat¬

ed on Fourth street betwenn Frederickand St Ann where they will be glad tohave all friends and acquaintances callwhen in the city

Rev McConnell is moving to his newappointment at Mannsville in Taylor

countyDrRisler of Louisville filled Dr

Beelers appointment here last weekMiss Mabel Scott is visiting her

cousin Mrs Fuller Nall at Elizabeth

townMrJulia Clarkson is visiting her

daughter Mrs Kemper at Irvington-

Mr and Mrs Meyer and daughterMiss Jennie returned home Fridayfrom Louisville where they have beenfor the past week

Mr and Mrs Orien Kasey and littledaughter Lucile returned to theirhome in Owensboro Thursday after aweeks visit to his parents Mr andMrs Taylor Kasey

Miss Davy Galloway visited in Bran ¬

denburg from Wednesday until Satur ¬

day last weekMr and Mrs Eugene Jones of

Woodland and Misses Puesy and Mossbogger of Stitbton were the guests oftheir sister Mrs R S Dowell Satur ¬

day and SundayMrs T C Williams returned to her

home at West Point Tuesd-

aySTEPIIENSPORT NEWS

River Very Low Lower Than ItHas Been For Years At That

PortOther Items

Beautiful new fall and winter hats atMrs Paynes

Mrs Payne has bought prettier andbetter hats this season than have everbeen carried here Call to see them

Mrs Georgia Sargent and son Yandel have returned from Fordsville

Mr and Mrs Stanley Connor andlittle son Silas Carr left Monday for avisit to Uniontown

Miss Sarah Buchanan has returnedto her home in Uniontown after spend¬

ing a week with her aunt Mrs Pike

CohnMr

and Mrs Chas Unzerof Owens ¬

boro were guests of Mr and MrsChas Tinius Saturday and Sunday

Mrs G W Payne returned Fridayfrom the city with her millinery goods

Holt Roff of La is the guest of re ¬

latives hereMrs Will Alexander and little daugh ¬

ter Cornelia were in town SaturdayMrs Sue Wedding of Rome were

the guests of Mrs Eugene Connor

SaturdayMrMrs R A Smith spent the

day at Garfield SaturdayMrs Nancy Dowell is able to be up

again after a few days illnessRev J F Winchell of Tobinsport

preached at the Baptist church SundayThe stork has again visited our place

and left a fine girl at the home of Mrand Mrs Percy Blaine

Mr and Mrs Willie Hugh Cox ofOwensboro passed through town Sat ¬

urday with the corpse of their infantenroute to Flint Island church for

intermentTheis still going down lower

than it has been for yearsDr and Mrs Chipp and little son

Roy of Birdsville Ky were gtlests ofweekiwho were glad to welcome her back toour town They were enroute toWitchata Kansas to locate

First Time

Henry May has been ill for severaldays This iis the first time during hislife that Mr May has been ill in bedHis many friends trust that he will soonrecover

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ANNOUNCEMENTAND OTHER NEWS

Irvington Letter Full of Newsy

Personals Bryan and Kern

Club Organized

SIXTY THREE MEMBERS

The following announcement hasbeen received by the Irvington Soci ¬

etyMr and Mrs William H Hender¬

son announce the marriage of theirdaughter

Lucile Washingtonto

Mr Arthur Edward RappOn Thursday the first of Octoberone thousand nine hundred and eightLos Angeles

CaliforniaAtafter

November First WebsterGroves Missourit

Miss Ellen Munford has returnedhome after a short visit to her cousinMiss Lllia Tydings of Louisville

Mr D C Heron of Springfield Kywas the guest of his wife for a fewdays last week

Dr L B Moremen was in LouisvilleFriday on a business trip

W J Piggott will ship a car loadof cattle from here Saturday

Miss Rebecca Childs of Weldon isthe truest of her sister Mrs MannieChilds this week

Mrs Newsom Gardner is expected home this weekf rom West Pointwhere she has been visiting Mrs San ¬

dyHenryMr

M Kirtley of Branbenburgwas with Mr and Mrs LawrenceKirtley Sunday

Mr and Mrs Jess Clarkson anddaughter Miss Lady after a stay ofseveral days at the home of Mr andMrs J R Wimp left for Big Springs

SaturdayMrsMcCoy arrived Friday

to be the guest of her parents Mrand Mrs GL Brady

An enthusiastic Bryan and JohnsonClub consisting of about 03 memberswas organized in this city on lastSaturday afternoon at the PublicHall E H Shelman was electedPresident H H Kemper VicePresi¬

dent Earl Bennett Secretary DanlAshcraft Treasurer and C C SmithChairman A rousing talk was madeby the President E H Shelman af¬

ter which over 25 was < collected tocarryon the campaign

Mr and Mrs Edd McAfee spentSunday in Cloverport visiting rela ¬

tivesMrHarry Major of Louisville was

the guest of Mr and Mrs Bate Wash¬

ington SundayMr Dick Skillman of Stephensport

came up Sunday and is the guest ofMr and Mrs F H McGehen this

weekTheRev Stone of Louisville filled

the pulpit at the Baptist Church Sun ¬

day both morning and evening andpreached two excellent sermons

Mrs Gaines of Fordsville who hasbeen visiting her sister Mrs G LBrady for several days has returnedto her home

Mrs Bettie Calhoun left Thursdayfor an indifinite visit to Owensborothe guest of relatives and friends

Mrs George Romjser Grand Con ¬

ductor of the Order of the EasternStar of Ky and Mrs E H Zirikel ofLouisville were the guests of Mrs CL Chamberlain last week and at¬

tended the organization of the Eastern Star at Bewltfyville last Tuesday

Mrs M A Brandenburg of Tip Topwho has been the guest of her daugh ¬

ter Mrs Edd Montgomery ia Louis ¬

ville came Monday to spend the win¬

ter with her daughter Mrs CharlieL

ChamberlainMrsMiss Maggie

Bandy and Mr J B Herndon dele ¬

gates from here to the State SundayKylastreportthelongtimeover the Sunday School WeekMiss Laura Hale who has a beauti-

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line of millinery will leave nextweek for Louisville to fill extra orderscitylet

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aDEMOCRATS

REPUBLICANS

INDEPENDENTS

All Met At County Seat Monday

irEnthusiasticFor All Parties

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HOT OLD LECTION TIMESGygreatdaying hot A thousand or more peoplewere in town They came from everycorner of the county RepublicansDemocrats and Independents wereall in evidence The politicians andcandidates were there also The Re¬

publicans were headed by their ableexponent and cheif speaker the HonE T Franks of Owensboro TheDemocrats rallied around their chiefthe Hon A O Stanley of Hender¬

sonThe afternoon was cheifly devotedtoapostles ¬

yHardinsburg brass band marched tothe City Hall gathering a big crowdthat filled that bnilding while theDemocrats rallied at the CourtHouseThe

crowd so far as the News

equallydividedduced by Marshal D W Henry ofIrvington spoke for about an hourand a half to a most enthusiasticaudience He was followed by DrGaddie Republican Candidate fortCongressAt

RubyLaFoonFollowing himColD R Murray Intro-duced

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the Hon A O Stanley ofHenderson who for an hour or moremade his usual oratorical plea to thevoters to support the Peerless Onethe Hon William Jennings BryanAs a matter of course he had hiscrowd and had their applause-

It was a great day for the politi-cians

¬and the lovers of a great

political fight Everything passedoff quietly the crowd kept in a goodhumor enjoyed the speeches andtheir friends went home with thehappy thought that their man wouldbe the winner in November

IBIG FIRE

Vine Grove Ky Oct 12Firewhich broke out here at 2 oclock Sun ¬

day morning caused a loss of 25000with little insurance The fire brokeout in the confectionary of Mrs M EWright and was practically undercontrol when the water in the tankwhich supplies the town gave out Itrequired thirtyfive minutes to pumpthe tank full again and by that time theflames had been given a fresh start andwere beyond the power of the fire fighters

Hints For Stock Owners

Before weaning him be sure the colthas learned to eat grain

Keep a mixture of crushed oats wheatbran and a little oil meal in the feedbox so he can eat but a little at atimeIf

a number ot colts are weanedatthe same time or even if there be buttwo be sure that one does not bossthe other and rob him of his food

Always halterbreak the colt whilehe is running with the dam Never usea rope halter but use a five ring leatherhalter made to fit perfectly Handle hishalter with the greatest care

Get the pens ready for the breedinghogs The quarters must be made warmand comfortable if success ia expected

It is harder work to keep hogs healthywhen the weather is damp but youcan do it by giving them welldrained

quartersInnative state swine are very

active and healthy Domesticated swineoften become unthrifty or sick becauseof insufficient exercise Every keeperof hogs Bhouldhavo 1aPqat least onerod square

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